to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
trump; trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
turtleneck; turtle-necked sweater; polo-neck(ed) sweater
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
light clothing; dressing light; light equipment; light armaments
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
layout map; block plan; layout plan
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view
3rd day of the month; three days
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
progress; advance; improvement; development
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
self-satisfaction; rejoicing
(political) administration; political power
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix